Chapter 89: The Perfect Reason to Reject Jin Shi Yue
The God of Wealth had always been unfriendly to strangers, yet he was unusually close to Lian Li on their first meeting.
As for why, Li Ye couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
He replied with a smile, “The God of Wealth is friendly to his own people.”
Although, up until now, you’re the only one among his own people.
Jin Shi Yue, this robust Tibetan Mastiff, was very well-behaved except for staying close to her.
Lian Li didn’t doubt him.
“The God of Wealth is very spiritual, agile, and intelligent, and can accept commands from people,” Li Ye explained eloquently. “When the boss had a mission, it happened to be his birthday, and the God of Wealth had just been born not long before. The local people gave him as a gift.”
Is Jin Shi Yue that likable? I can’t tell.
Birthday… Lian Li remembered Jin Shi Yue saying he wasn’t born in October. Out of curiosity, she asked, “What month is your boss’s birthday?”
After speaking, she felt it was a bit abrupt and offensive to ask a subordinate about their boss’s private information, so she added, “It’s okay if you can’t say, I’m just a little curious.”
Of course, Li Ye could say: “The boss’s birthday is November 11th, isn’t it easy to remember?”
Lian Li’s inner monologue: She only asked for the month, right?
“Mm,” Lian Li nodded calmly, “It is indeed easy to remember.”
All ones.
Not October.
Li Ye glanced at his watch and said to Lian Li, “Miss Lian, I have other work to do, so I’ll be leaving now. The God of Wealth has undergone training and won’t cause trouble at home.”
He only mentioned the latter part as a routine statement. Given the current situation, it was impossible for the God of Wealth to harm Lian Li; it was extremely well-behaved.
Li Ye was Jin Shi Yue’s right-hand man, so he should have a lot of work. Being busy was normal; only Jin Shi Yue was idle all day.
Lian Li nodded and watched Li Ye leave.
After he was out of sight, she slowly withdrew her gaze.
Lian Li sat on the sofa, and the God of Wealth squatted by her legs. As she reached out to stroke its soft fur, she felt a slight friction on her wrist.
Lian Li’s gaze followed, and she noticed the God of Wealth’s eyes were fixed on her bracelet.
Her alarm bells immediately went off. She withdrew her hand, checked to make sure the bracelet was still there, and then looked down at it again.
“Does your master often mistreat you? Why do you eat everything? What if you get a stomachache?”
The God of Wealth seemed to understand her words. It sat on the ground, its ears drooping, losing some of its majestic aura and gaining a bit of pitifulness.
“He didn’t give you water last time, and now he’s not giving you food?”
“He’s too detestable. It’s one thing to be unreasonable, but how can he mistreat people… oh no, mistreat a dog?”
Jin Shi Yue walked into the living room and heard Lian Li trying to sow discord, attempting to break the unbreakable bond between pet and master.
“You’re getting bolder and bolder, openly speaking ill of me.”
A man’s deep and pleasant voice reached her ears. Lian Li felt no embarrassment at being caught. She turned her head towards the source of the sound.
Jin Shi Yue walked over with long legs in a leisurely and lazy stride. His dark eyes looked at her, and he smiled with narrowed eyes.
His smile was mischievous and playful.
Lian Li stood up and said to him, “We agreed that I’d bring you breakfast, and then we’d be even. Now that the breakfast is delivered and I’ve eaten with you, I won’t bother you any longer.”
“Who said we agreed?”
Jin Shi Yue sat down on the sofa next to her, his long legs casually crossed. He leaned back loosely, a smile lingering at the corner of his eyes, exuding an indescribable lazy sexiness.
Lian Li recalled carefully; they indeed hadn’t made any explicit agreement.
But in their interactions, some things were understood without being explicitly stated. Who would put it in writing?
What reason could perfectly reject Jin Shi Yue?
Saying she had a boyfriend, he definitely wouldn’t believe it.
Moreover, given his usual behavior, even if she had a boyfriend, he wouldn’t back down.
After all, Second Young Master Jin was too proud to be willing to lose to another man.
Lian Li came here today for two reasons: one was to repay the favor of the breakfast, and the other was to cut ties quickly and resolve their issues as soon as possible.
“I have an answer to the matter you asked me to consider.”
After brainstorming, she ultimately chose her initial response: “We are both adults. The responsibility for what happened that night isn’t entirely mine, and you know, I have someone I like.”
In the vast villa, not a sound could be heard. The air seemed to stop flowing, and breathing unconsciously became difficult.
Jin Shi Yue stared at her without a word.
The surrounding air pressure dropped rapidly, instilling a sense of dread.
Lian Li suppressed her fluttering eyelids and said clearly, “The person I like is your own brother, Jin Yan Ting. Even if he doesn’t like me, I still like him.”
Jin Shi Yue looked at her quietly for a second, a hint of an unreadable emotion flashing in his eyes, then he raised an eyebrow and looked at her: “You like Jin Yan Ting, yet you slept with me?”
Lian Li couldn’t answer because, after repeatedly recalling what happened that night, she realized he hadn’t intended to get intimate with her at first.
Saying she was drunk and mistook him for Jin Yan Ting?
Lian Li’s good upbringing wouldn’t allow her to tell such an insulting lie.
Lian Li was silent for five or six seconds, then looked up at Jin Shi Yue’s dark eyes and said, “Do you like every woman you’ve slept with?”
Jin Shi Yue tugged at the corner of his mouth, a careless, wicked smile playing on his lips: “Have you slept with many men?”
Their eyes met. Lian Li clenched her mobile phone tightly and pursed her lips, remaining silent.
After a moment of silence, Jin Shi Yue scoffed and said, “When did I ever sleep with other women? You speak so confidently, did you stand by my bedside and hand me condoms?”
His words were indeed explicit.
But they were also very direct.
She had already confessed her feelings for Jin Yan Ting, yet he still wouldn’t let go.
Lian Li was at a loss for what to do: “Then what do you want?”
Jin Shi Yue: “You don’t know what I want?”
Be responsible for him.
Those four words felt like a mountain, too heavy for Lian Li to bear.
Jin Shi Yue looked at her furrowed brows with an unreadable expression in his dark eyes. Knowing her thoughts, he said coldly, “Ten days haven’t even passed halfway. Go back and think it over carefully. I’ll make a note of what happened today, and I’ll settle the score with you another day.”
Hearing the first part, Lian Li breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the latter part, Lian Li thought she had misheard: “Settle the score?”
Jin Shi Yue’s expression remained unchanged as he said, “Your words have worsened my condition.”
His complexion showed no signs of illness, and Lian Li suspected he was trying to extort her.
She stated the facts: “Your illness has nothing to do with me.”
“Losing my purity has severely affected my mental health,” Jin Shi Yue said. “Illness caused by poor mental health has nothing to do with you?”
“You didn’t lose anything that night,” Lian Li whispered. “How could it affect your mental health?”
“After sleeping with me, you’ve avoided me like the plague every day. Today, you finally come over and keep telling me you like someone else,” Jin Shi Yue said, sitting on the sofa and looking at her, a mocking curve at the corner of his lips. “Is humiliating me a gift to me?”
Lian Li: “…”
She finally understood what it meant to lift a rock only to drop it on one’s own feet.
But why did those words sound both unreasonable and reasonable at the same time?
